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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

Marketplace Roundup: Recent Federal Marketplace Activity Promotes State-Level Policymaking

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/3/2019

In late March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Marketplace open enrollment report showing that 11.4 million people selected Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans in 2019—a 4% decline in...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - January 2016 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/28/2016

Louisiana's Governor pushes ahead on Medicaid expansion, while expansion is blocked by Wyoming's Legislature; Massachusetts plans to submit a 1332 waiver application to preserve its merged markets; and CBO lowers its 2016...more

A First Step on a Long Road: CMS Begins Implementation of ACA Transparency Standards

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/18/2015

On August 11, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted for public comment notice of a new required data collection for health insurers. Its purpose is to begin the implementation of section 1311 of...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/5/2015

Increased plan choice on HealthCare.gov is linked to lower premium growth; Arizona seeks changes to Medicaid expansion; and California and New York release detailed Marketplace and Medicaid enrollment reports....more

Health Update - July 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/23/2015

Lessons From the Frontlines: Strategies for Supporting Informed Consumer Decision-Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace - Editor's Note: As marketplaces prepare for the third open enrollment period, consumers are...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - July 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/22/2015

In quick succession, governors in Alaska and Utah announce Medicaid expansions this week; Iowa is transitioning its expansion away from the Marketplace to Medicaid managed care, for now; and, HHS extends its exception to...more

Health Care Update - July 2015 #2

Mintz - ML Strategies on 7/21/2015

Congress Slowly Works on Budget Reconciliation; ACA Reform Proposals Still Up in the Air - The FY 2016 budget resolution, which was agreed to by Congress this past April, included broad reconciliation instructions...more

The ACA’s Bumpy Ride

Carlton Fields on 7/16/2014

From the monumental failure of the initial government website for the federal health insurance marketplace (healthcare.gov) to the looming employer mandate, the Affordable Care Act has garnered its fair share of criticism....more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - January 3, 2014

Cozen O'Connor on 1/6/2014

The new year kicked off this week with all eyes watching not only Winter Storm Hercules, but also how the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage will work. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),...more

2013 Healthcare Year In Review

Burr & Forman on 12/12/2013

Bob Dylan's quote from 1964 -- "The Times They Are A-Changin" -- could equally apply to the healthcare industry in 2013. This was the year that the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") came into full public view with the start of the...more

Health Care Reform Update -- November 25, 2013

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 11/26/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt from...more

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